Art and Cultural Property Law
High Net Worth Guide 2024 : UK-wide
Band 2
Chambers Review
Withers has a multidisciplinary art and cultural property practice and advises clients on a broad range of matters. Its work includes assisting with tax issues arising during purchases and disputes concerning provenance, title and contracts.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Where there are art clients that have truly challenging cross-border issues to deal with, Withers is capable of dealing with any and most issues that may come up."
"They have well-qualified specialists able to address a case with things coming in from all sorts of jurisdictions. They have the language skills and the legal nimbleness to cover every base."
"It is not just a mathematical exercise; they have a team able to deal with the client's personality and the specifics of the situation."
"Where there are art clients that have truly challenging cross-border issues to deal with, Withers is capable of dealing with any and most issues that may come up."
"They have well-qualified specialists able to address a case with things coming in from all sorts of jurisdictions. They have the language skills and the legal nimbleness to cover every base."
"It is not just a mathematical exercise; they have a team able to deal with the client's personality and the specifics of the situation."
Notable Practitioners
Sarah Barker advises luxury brands, as well as collectors, galleries and artists. Her art practice includes transactional matters, such as loans and acquisitions and disposals.
"She knows an infinite amount about art and can uniquely marry industry knowledge and the legal side."
"Sarah is an art expert. She can deliver the technical capability, but every client is different, and her capacity to deal with the underlying client is also key."
"Sarah Barker is a great lawyer who is really good at understanding the strategy and tactics of the case."
Eleni Polycarpou's practice includes litigation and matters such as title disputes and international restitution matters.
"Eleni is one of the leading lights in the field and has good relationships with auction houses. She is also nice to work with, very hard-working and good with clients."
"She is great from a strategy point of view. Eleni asks the right questions and sees from a client perspective what the next steps should be."
Ranked Individuals at
Withers LLP
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